Allen Settles Lawsuit for $5 Million

Filmmaker Woody Allen has settled his lawsuit with clothing company American Apparel Inc. for $5 million.

The “Annie Hall” director, 73, filed suit last year, claiming advertising chiefs used his likeness on billboards without his consent.

He was shown dressed as a rabbi in ads placed across New York and Los Angeles.

Standing with lawyers outside of Manhattan federal court on Monday, Allen told reporters, “I am told the settlement of $5 million I am being paid is the largest reported amount ever paid under the New York right to privacy law.”